The longest and most carefully guarded section of Sefer Raziel HaMalakh catalogs the divine names—the Shemot (שמות), the names of God through which creation was brought into being and through which the universe continues to operate. The text treats these names not as abstract theology but as active forces, each carrying specific power.
At the center of this system is the Shem HaMeforash (שם המפורש), the Ineffable Name of God—the four-letter Tetragrammaton (YHVH) that was pronounced only by the High Priest in the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). But Sefer Raziel goes far beyond this single name. It enumerates a system of 72 divine names, each composed of three Hebrew letters, derived through a kabbalistic technique applied to three consecutive verses in (Exodus 14:19-21)—the passage describing the splitting of the Sea of Reeds. Each verse contains exactly 72 Hebrew letters, and by reading the first verse forward, the second backward, and the third forward, one extracts 72 three-letter combinations.
Beyond the 72 names, the text records names of 7 letters, 12 letters, 22 letters, 42 letters, and even 72 letters. The 42-letter name, known as the Shem Mem-Bet (שם מ"ב), appears in the Talmud (Kiddushin 71a) where it says this name was transmitted only to priests who were "modest, humble, middle-aged, and not given to anger." The 22-letter name corresponds to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, which the Sefer Yetzirah (composed between the 2nd and 6th centuries CE) identifies as the building blocks of all creation.
Sefer Raziel instructs that these names must be spoken with kavvanah (כוונה)—focused intention. A name spoken carelessly has no effect. A name spoken with full concentration and purity of heart can, according to the text, heal the sick, protect the traveler, and open the gates of understanding. The text warns repeatedly that misuse of the divine names brings severe consequences—not as punishment from an angry God, but as the natural result of handling forces one does not fully comprehend.